Publications by authors named "Su-Hao Cao"
Fruit ripening is manipulated by the plant phytohormone ethylene in climacteric fruits. While the transcription factors (TFs) involved in ethylene biosynthesis and fruit ripening have been extensively studied in tomato, their identification in pear remains limited. In this study, we identified and characterized a HOMEODOMAIN TF, PbHB.
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- Pear fruit development follows a single sigmoid growth pattern, unlike the double sigmoid pattern seen in peach and strawberry fruits, which is not well understood.
- The study measured fruit weights and analyzed gene expression during different stages of fruit growth, finding that cell expansion (not division) drives both growth patterns, and identified key genes linked to fruit weight and development.
- Two models (Model I and Model II) were proposed to explain the single sigmoid pattern, leading to a potential gene regulation network that enhances understanding of fruit size regulation in Rosaceae plants.